Hi! I'm Rachel. I'm going to be officially starting and following MyFitnessPal on the 9th of April. My mom is doing Weight Watchers, but my family doesn't have enough money for me to join as well, so I'm kind of on my own. My family doesn't support me all that much. My older sister comes home on the weekends from college and eats all she wants because she doesn't have to worry about gaining weight, so I eat right along with her, and that's obviously a problem. My dad and my older brother are overweight, so a big reason I want to lose the 50lbs I need to is to motivate them and inspire them. I've tried to lose weight in the past, but nothing I tried worked. That or I gave up on it. Hopefully this year is the year to get things right. I will gladly keep others motivated for the same favor in return.

hi am poorvi!glad i found this group.its not that i dont have any support from my family or friends..but im sort of very reserved while talking about my issues to people,even if they are the ones with whom i've spent my whole life till now..and i cant choose to not be a part of what my family does or eats..i've been trying to and i think im doing better after mfp happened to me..like today,my mom brought home a huge tub of vanilla icecream..maade me put my self resolve through the ultimate test..but i did it ..i didnt eat it coz i know that it wont stop with just one bowl...:embarassed: ...so glad i am here!

Hi I'm Jenn, I am a tri-athlete that was in a accident and gained 87 pounds in recovery. THis is my first year racing since the accident so I have lots of work to do before my first race later this month. Everyone knows my goals, but my boyfriend is always bring home my favorte junk foods, my mother complains that I need to stop working out, and my best friend is always wanting me to go drink and eat bar food before big events. I just don't understand why they will not let me reach my goals and start racing again, it made me happy!

Is it just me??? I've lost nearly 8lbs & want to shout it to everyone but when I told my skinny, overeating bloke, he said 'is that all? You have so much more to lose ploppy'!
His equally skinny sister (who eats like a bird) said that she thinks I'm 'naturally CHUBBY!!!
Talk about how to suck the life out of your happiness! Why cant these people be supportive???

Some people only take and never give back, but you will prove them wrong with all our support, I feel as this site is more like a family, than my actual family Good luck on your journey and well done,

I hate this as well. I just try to share my happiness with other people who are in the same position as me and forget the others. 8 lbs is a huge accomplishment and you shouldn't let them bring you down!

im amber im 20 i have an almost 8 mo daughter i surprisingly didnt really gain weight and ended up skinnier after than i was before. for most of my life i remember i always seemed to weigh 240 im now 225 but would like to get down to 150 i know it will take a long time but thats part of the problem i give up easily which is why i want a friend to talk to and challenge i rarely have motovation to exerise which is its own issue. I live in a house with my fionces parents and his grandfather who cooks dinner and that being said some of what he makes isnt the greatest and he only dose dinner type shoping other than lunch meat for lunches theres not much in the house to eat besides that and leftovers. he buys fruit spratically usally theres always bananas which ive grown tired of he buys strawberrys but i feel bad if i eat them all so i try not too. i used to get wic after i was she was born so id get fruits with it for smoothies but now i dont and because of that i no longer get to go shoping and get anything i want we get foodstamps which he uses the bulk of and we usally blow the rest on pop and stuff at the corner store

Hi there,

I have 50 lbs to lose. My partner and I joined a gym about 3 months ago, but he has yet to go and always makes excuses about being too tired or not feeling well, or needing some down time first, and just waiting out any motivation that I have. I have been sick with bronchitis this last month and haven't really been able to go, but I have been working on calorie intake instead, specifically eating more fruits and vegetables and eating smaller portions. My partner, however, who is a total meatatarian, continues making foods like 1/3 lb sausages, steak, etc., and always just talks about what he will be like when he loses his belly, but never does anything about it.

i also have a cousin I'm fairly close to who successfully lost about 60 lbs and has managed to keep it off. Last year, when I was down about 20 lbs from where I am now, I was still heavier than her by about 30 lbs, but was wearing the same size as her and she had a fit. Anytime she notices that I am starting to lose weight, she makes cracks about how I'm just going to gain it back again, and then wants to go to places for dessert or makes cookies or things like that and offers them to me but doesn't eat them herself. Her sister, whom I am also close to, has had this same issue her entire life with my cousin doing these same things to her. I know it's her own deal and I shouldn't let it affect me, but I've always let it get to me and have ended up gaining the weight back.

My mother is also really unsupportive about any time I've lost weight, and claims that whatever I'm doing must be unhealthy and tries to get other people on board.

I decided about 10 days ago that I'm just going to do this for me, and not wait for my partner and not worry what my family thinks/says/does etc. Any support from here would be SOOOOO appreciated.